Henschel Hs 127
| Henschel Hs 127 | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Bomb plane |
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| First flight: |
September 17, 1937 |
| Number of pieces: |
2-3 |
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The Henschel Hs 127 was a German high-speed bomber produced by Henschel Flugzeug-Werke AG .
development
The aircraft was designed in 1937 as a twin-engine high-speed bomber and was a cantilever low-wing aircraft in light metal construction with retractable normal landing gear. The Hs 127 was powered by two DB-600-D engines with 950 hp each. Only two test models were produced until 1938, with the V-1 breaking during one flight. The third prototype V-3 was no longer completed.
Since the planned DB-600 engines proved to be unreliable in other aircraft types, the installation of the more powerful DB 601 engine, equipped with direct fuel injection, was planned.
Due to the high speed, there was no defensive armament. The machine was outwardly and tactically similar to the basic design of the later very successful de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data (Henschel Hs 127 V-2) |
|---|---|
| span | 18.00 m |
| length | 11.23 m |
| height | 4.38 m |
| Wing area | 39.00 m² |
| Wing loading | 205 kg / m² |
| Power load | 4.60 kg / hp |
| Empty mass | 6700 kg |
| Takeoff mass | 8000 kg |
| drive | 2 × liquid-cooled twelve-cylinder - V-engines DB 600C , hanging, each 880 horsepower (647 kW) |
| Top speed | 570 km / h |
| Marching speed | 478 km / h |
| Range | 1400 km (practical) |
| Summit height | 9200 m |
| Armament | maximum 1500 kg bombs |
literature
- Heinz J. Nowarra : The German Air Armament 1933-1945 . Volume 3: Henschel - Messerschmitt aircraft types. Bernard & Graefe, Koblenz 1993, ISBN 3-7637-5467-9 .
- Horst Materna: The history of the Henschel aircraft works A. G. in Schönefeld near Berlin 1933-1944 . Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-049-1 .